Japanese Drama - Hito ni Yasashiku

* Title: 人にやさしく / ３ピース
* Title (romaji): Hito ni Yasashiku
* Also known as: Basically Nice / Be Nice to People / 3 Peace
* Genre: Family Drama
* Episodes: 11
* Viewership ratings: 21.4
* Broadcast network: Fuji TV
* Broadcast period: 2002-Jan-07 to 2002-Mar-18
* Air time: Monday 21:00
* Theme song:
o Opening song: "Yume" by The Blue Hearts
o Insert song: "Hito ni Yasashiku" by The Blue Hearts

Synopsis

This is a story about 3 men that live together. One morning they wake up to find out that they are now fathers; which helps them to grow right beneath their own eyes.

Zen, Taro, Ken

Although different ages, all three were known as the toughest cats in Harajuku Middle School. Now the 3 of them live together in a house they call "Peace." It may sound like a nice place to live, but in actuality, it is closer to poverty than you can imagine. But even so, they bide by their motto of "a cheerful, fun, and funky" life.

Suddenly one day, they find a first grader, Akira, on their doorstep. With Akira, they find a letter from his mother that reads "please take care of him for a little while." The bad part, which they soon find out is that Akira isn't like them. He's been raised in a glass house, and is "soft," quiet unlike the 3 of them, which proves to change their lives as they once knew it. --Fuji TV

Cast

Main Cast

* Katori Shingo as Maeda Zen
* Matsuoka Mitsuru as Yamada Taro
* Kato Koji as Otsubo Ken
* Suga Kenta as Igarashi Akira
* Hoshino Mari as Sasaki Nozomi
* Konishi Manami as Mizusaki Hanako
* Ryo as Hyuga Yu
* Jinnai Takanori as Hyuga Ryuichi
* Brother Tom as Harry
* Okayama Hajime as Kuwabara Akira
* Oshima Yoko as Sento Owner
* Ohgo Suzuka as Kameyama Rika
* Ishii Kota
* Kyo Shinsuke (京晋佑)
* Takahashi Takuji (高橋拓自)
* Aoki Kazuyo (青木和代)
* Tsubaki Funako (椿鮒子)
* Seki Keisuke

Guests

* Shinsui Sansho (Ken's father, ep3)
* Yamazaki Hajime (ep4)
* Nakai Masahiro (ep5)
* Ikuta Toma as Yusuke (Tsugumi Gakuen, ep5)
* Sato Hitomi as Miki (Minoru's girlfriend, ep5)
* Suenaga Haruka as Sachiko (Tsugumi Gakuen, ep5)
* Kusamura Reiko (Tsugumi Gakuen Encho, ep5)
* Hiyama Yutaka (檜山豊) as Nomura Minoru (Zen's childhood friend, ep5)
* Kamiji Yusuke (ep5)
* Takaoka Saki as Nana (Taro's ex-wife, 6)
* Sawamura Ikki as Kobayashi Naoki (ep7)
* Tanaka Yuji (田中裕二) (ep8)
* Watanabe Marina (渡辺満里奈) as Sakuraba Hatsumi (Gold Sports, ep8)
* Toyama Toshiya as Shirakura (Central Television, ep8)
* Sanpei (三瓶) as Mighty Sakane (Central Television ep8)
* Tanaka Koutaro (ep8)
* Nishida Ken (Taro's father, ep9)
* Ogi Shigemitsu as Igarashi Koutaro (Akira's father, ep9&10)
* Maki Kurodo as Yosuke (Ken's bestfriend, ep10)
* Aso Yumi as Igarashi Misato (Akira's mother, ep11)
* Yabe Kenji

Production Credits

* Producers: Sawada Kensaku, Kurihara Miwako
* Directors: Sawada Kensaku, Tajima Daisuke, Kubota Satoshi (久保田哲史)
* Screenwriters: Suzuki Osamu (鈴木おさむ), Izumi Yoshihiro
* Music: Takebe Satoshi (武部聡志)

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